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In Cape Coast Castle, the underground dungeon was a space of terror, death, and darkness. This stood as a direct juxtaposition to the European living quarters and commanding heights of the administrative quarters above, whose occupants lived relatively luxuriously.
Phipps began his career with the Royal African Company in 1703. [2] He served as a writer (a junior employee) at Cape Coast Castle, as agent at James Fort in Accra, and as Chief Agent and Warehouse-Keeper at Cape Coast Castle, before being appointed as the company's Captain-General (with both civil and military authority) on 23 July 1719.
Homegoing is the debut historical fiction novel by Ghanaian-American author Yaa Gyasi, published in 2016.Each chapter in the novel follows a different descendant of an Asante woman named Maame, starting with her two daughters, who are half-sisters, separated by circumstance: Effia marries James Collins, the British governor in charge of Cape Coast Castle, while her half-sister Esi is held ...
Door of Return (previously the Door of No Return) at Cape Coast Castle, Ghana. The Door of Return is an emblem of African Renaissance and is a pan-African initiative that seeks to launch a new era of cooperation between Africa and its diaspora in the 21st century. [1]
Cape Coast has been experiencing an increasing number of tourists due to attractions such as the Cape Coast Castle (World Heritage Site), the Kakum National Park, and the PANAFEST festival. Although, access to areas such as compounds that houses shrines such as the "Tree Shrine", a silk cotton tree near anaafo market are prohibited. [35]
Cape Coast Castle, Cape Coast (1688–1782, April 1659 – May 1659) Elmina Castle, Elmina (1482) English Fort (Fort Vrendenburg), Komenda (1785–1871)
Cape Coast Castle Museum is an ethnography and archeological museum located in Cape Coast, Ghana. [1] It was established in 1974. [2] See also. List of museums in Ghana;
Dalby Thomas was knighted 1 August 1703 at Windsor Castle -- "of Essex and London, general, and chief director for the Royal Africa Company" [3] Sir Dalby was governor (Agent-general) of Cape Coast Castle, 1703-1711, [4] the main British slave fort on the West African coast. He died in Africa, but his wife Lady Dorothy Thomas and daughter ...